Some 1,000 residents impacted by superstorm Sandy will be interviewed in door-door-to surveys in what officials say will be one of the largest disaster recovery projects and assessments in the region.

The Sandy Child and Family Health Study will be conducted by a joint research team from Rutgers and Columbia universities under the direction of the state Department of Health.

Investigators will determine the long-term effects the superstorm has had on the health and well-being of state residents significantly affected by the storm. .

The work will be funded by a $1.19 million Social Services Block Grant, which is federal money funneled through the states.

The team will examine programs and efforts that have been conducted since the 2012 storm, which caused widespread damage in Ocean and Monmouth counties.

"The stress of continuing recovery efforts coupled with economic losses incurred as a result of the storm can be daunting," said state Assistant Health Commissioner Gloria Rodriguez in a release. The study is meant to provide a blueprint for how the state might respond to future disasters, she said.

To be eligible, selected residents must have lived in the household for at least 30 days between June 1 and Oct. 31, 2012.

They also must have been in the house during the storm. The house may be their primary home or a seasonal address, officials said.

Going door-to-door in the affected areas, community-based interviewers will conduct face-to-face surveys with a random sampling of 1,000 New Jersey households in communities that experienced storm surges, flooding or substantial property damage.

The bilingual survey will cover topics ranging from evacuation and recovery issues to their health and well-being. Interviewers also will inquire about assistance residents received. Children and adults will be surveyed, officials said.

"What we have seen too often after these catastrophic events is that long-term recovery doesn't make the news," said David Abramson, Columbia University's deputy director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness in the release. "It's not even clear to policy-makers and providers what people need in order to recover, much less how well they are doing."